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Anthrax Case Reported In Tom Green County
On July 13, the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed that 17 head of cattle and a number of deer have died of anthrax in northern Tom Green County. Steve Sturtz, Texas Cooperative Extension agent for Tom Green County, said the cases were reported north of San Angelo near the Coke County line. Sturtz said a zoonotic disease is one that can cross-infect from animals to humans. Naturally occurring anthrax infections occur through ingestion of the spores; not by inhalation. Click the following link for the rest of the story: http://agnews.tamu.edu/search.cgi?scope=main&words=anthrax
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DSHS Recommends Hantavirus Precautions
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is recommending precautions after two Texas residents developed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS, this year. One person, a Jefferson County resident, died. The other person, a Crosby County resident, recovered. Hantavirus is carried by certain species of rats and mice. The illness is rare. Infected rodents shed the virus in their urine, droppings and saliva. The virus can be transmitted to people when infected rat or mouse urine, saliva, droppings or nesting materials are stirred up, temporarily aerosolizing the virus, which can be breathed in by humans. Click the following link for the rest of the story: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20070706.shtm
On July 13, the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed that 17 head of cattle and a number of deer have died of anthrax in northern Tom Green County. Steve Sturtz, Texas Cooperative Extension agent for Tom Green County, said the cases were reported north of San Angelo near the Coke County line. Sturtz said a zoonotic disease is one that can cross-infect from animals to humans. Naturally occurring anthrax infections occur through ingestion of the spores; not by inhalation. Click the following link for the rest of the story: http://agnews.tamu.edu/search.cgi?scope=main&words=anthrax
http://agnews.tamu.edu/
DSHS Recommends Hantavirus Precautions
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is recommending precautions after two Texas residents developed hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS, this year. One person, a Jefferson County resident, died. The other person, a Crosby County resident, recovered. Hantavirus is carried by certain species of rats and mice. The illness is rare. Infected rodents shed the virus in their urine, droppings and saliva. The virus can be transmitted to people when infected rat or mouse urine, saliva, droppings or nesting materials are stirred up, temporarily aerosolizing the virus, which can be breathed in by humans. Click the following link for the rest of the story: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20070706.shtm